CJBC533 Karel Čapek 1890-1938: An author for our times?

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Čulík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 9. 4. 10:50–14:05 G11, Tue 16. 4. 10:50–14:05 G11, Tue 23. 4. 10:50–14:05 G11, Tue 30. 4. 10:50–14:05 G11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
Aims and objectives: In a compact seminar, consisting of fine thematic units, Jan Čulík, Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, will discuss selected works by Karel Čapek. The seminar will address the questions of motivation of Čapek´s work, its roots and its message. It will ask whether Čapek´s work is now hopelessly obsolete or whether it remains topical and can be regarded as part of the international literary cannon.
Syllabus
  • 1. Boží muka, Trapné povídky, Krakatit 2. RUR, Věc Makropulos, Továrna na Absolutno, 3. Válka s Mloky, Hordubal, Povětroň, Obyčejný život 4. Bílá nemoc, Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna
Literature
  • On Karel Čapek :a Michigan Slavic colloquium. Edited by Michael Makin - Jindřich Toman. Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications, 1992, 131 s. ISBN 0-930042-71-9. info
  • KRÁLÍK, Oldřich. První řada v díle Karla Čapka. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Profil, 1972, 209 s. URL info
  • KLÍMA, Ivan. Karel Čapek. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1962. info
  • MUKAŘOVSKÝ, Jan. Kapitoly z české poetiky. D. 2, K vývoji české poesie a prózy. Vyd. 2., dopl., ve Svobodě 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1948, 446 s. info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Karel Čapek. Praha: Fr. Borový, 1936, 36 s. URL info
Teaching methods
The seminar will take place from 9th April 2013 for four weeks: every Tuesday from 2:10pm till 3:45pm in the classroom G11.
Assessment methods
The students will be expected to write a seminar paper of 2000 words and submit it to the lecturer by email (Jan.Culik@glasgow.ac.uk) by 30th June 2013.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2017.
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